Sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles



June 24 1924. 1,499,154

C. E. CHILDS SUN AND LIGHT SHADE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES Filed April 29, 1922 INVEN TOR. CLARENCE E CH/LDS.

ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1924.

P TENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE '13. 0mm, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

SUN AND LIGHT SHADE AIP PARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

1 Application filed April 29, 1922. Serial No. 557,434.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that CLARENCE E. OHILDS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, has invented a certain'" new'and useful Sun and Light Shade Apparatus for Vehicles, ofwhich the followin is a specification.

iy invention relates to sun and light shade apparatus for automobiles and the objects of my invention are: First, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the shades thereof may be positioned at the front or at the side of the vehicle to shut off the direct light rays from the eyes of the driver of the vehicle; second, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the shades maybe positioned at any suitable angle at the front or at the side of the vehicle; third, to provide anapparatus of this class in which the shades may be shifted from the front of the vehicle to the sides thereof and vice versa; fourth, to provide an apparatus of this class which ma be positloned up under the top of the ve icle out of the way when not in use; fifth, to

provide an apparatus of this class which is applicable to most types of vehicles now 1n use; sixth, to provide a noyel means for supporting the. shade in various posltions; seventh, to provide a 'novelly constructed sun and other light shade apparatus, and eighth, to provide an. apparatus of this class I which is very sim lo and economical of construction, durab e, easy to install, easy to operate and adjust and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other ob ects in VIBW- as i will appear hereinafter my invention consists of certain novel features of'cnstruction', combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings. and to the characters of reference thereon which form a art of this application in which:

igure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of the frame supporting the top of the vehicle with the top removed and with my shades supported by said frame showing the same in a normally horizontal position and showing by dotted lines one of said shades shifted to the side of the vehicle, also in a normally horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of the top with a central double supportlng latch means secured thereto showing the shade supported angularly therefrom and showing by dotted lines the of the vehicle; Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of one shadeand its supports positioned at the frontof the vehicle; F 1g. 5 is a side elevational view of the central double supporting latch means, parts being brokenaway to facilitate the illustration; Fig. 6 .is a fragmentary view of myapparatus showing a, friction hinge means for supporting the shades in various angular positions, and Fig. 7 is a detailed plan view of the pivotal support for the shade as applied to an enclosed top and showing by dotted lines its varied positions for side support.

Like characters I of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawin s.

.The'stationary hinge mem er 1, screws 2,

[movable hinge member 3, bolt 4, extension '17 constitute the principal parts and p01'-- tions of my shade apparatus.

' The stationary hinge member 1 is preferably supported on the inner side of the frame supporting the top of the vehicle near the forward portion thereof by the screws 2 when applied to the open top as shown best in Figs. 1 and 4 and the front when applied to a closed top as shown best in Fig. 7. The movable hinge member 3 is pivotally mounted on the extended portion of the member 1 and secured thereto by the bolt 4. An extension arm 5 is secured in the other end of said movable hinge member and extends outwardly therefrom in the plane of its rotation. The hollow shaft 6 is shiftably mounted on said extension arm 5 to provide longitudinal adjustment of said shaft with its support. A collar 6 provided with a set screw 7 is secured at the end nearest the extension arm to secure the shaft arm in a fixed position on the former. A friction hinge 10 is pivotally and shiftably mounted at the other end of said shaft. A friction lining preferably of fiber is interposed between said friction hinge member and the shaft to provide for the ready shifting of the former with the latter. and for maintaining it in its shifted position.

A U-shaped frame 8 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 6 against the collar 6 thereon and is mounted at its other. end in the ,extended ortion of the friction hinge 10. The

end of t e shade frame, mounted at the fric-.

vented from spreading apart by the collar'6f at one end of the shaft and a cotter pin 13' near the other end thereof bearing against said friction hinge. A flexible, opaque shade member 9 is set over the shaft 6 and the portion of the shade frame parallel to said shaft in such a manner that said shade member may be readiliy shifted revolubly with respect to said sha The supporting brackets 14 and 16 secured to the front and side ortions of the frame or the top of the vehic e are adapted to support the free end of the shaft in its front or forward and side positions respectively. The supporting bracket 14 is positioned centrally at the front of the frame or top extending inwardly therefrom. Said supporting bracket is provided with a transverse recess portion 14 adapted to receive therein the free ends of the shade arm 6 and is further provided with a lip 14 adapted to guide the end of said shade arm-into said recess.

A spring hinge clip 15 is mounted on said supporting bracket and retained thereon at its rear end by the supporting flange 14 and its engagement with a slot 14 and at the forward end by the lug 14' adapted to retain the free end of the shade arm in the recess of said support bracket. Said supporting bracket with said spring hinge clip provide a double and independent supporting means for both shade arms. The supporting clip, means on the sides of the top of the vehicle consist of a bracket 16 secured to said frame and a spring eye clip 17 riveted thereto, preferably as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It is obvious that with my device as described and shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings that I have provided a sun and other light shade which can be raised or lowered and positioned in any angular position in order and can be easily adjusted and shifted out of the way in the top of tlg vehicle without Though I have shown and described a par I ticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and ortions I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the scope, of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the ap ended claims.

. aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by ters Patent is: v

1. ,A sun and lightshade apparatusv for vehicles, including an extended arm, multiple axis means, contiguous to the vehicle top above the drivers head operative inside the vehicle. top, to which one end of said arm is connected, whereby said arm may be swung on said multiple axis means, means secured to the vehicle top adapted .to engage the free end of said arm for holding said arm in a substantially horizontal position and a panel section with one edge pivotally and frictionally mounted on said arm, whereby said arm is movable radially in a horizontal position and backwardly.

2. A sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles, including an extendable shaft, a frictional multiple axis means, contiguous to the vehicle top above the drivers head operative inside the vehicle top, to which one end of said shaft is secured, whereby said shaft may be swung on said frictional .multiple axis means, a catch means secured to the top near the middle adapted to receive the free end of said shaft for supporting the same in a horizontal position, another catch secured to the top at-the-side thereof adapted to support said shaft horizontally at a right angle thereto, and a panel section pivotally and .frictionally mounted on said shaft.

3. A sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles including a longitudinally extendable shaft, multiple axis means secured to the vehicle top above the drivers head operative inside the vehicle top, to which one end of said extendable shaft is connected, whereby said shaft may be swung on said multiple axis means, a latch means adapted to be engaged by the opposite end of said shaft for supporting the same in a horizontal ion position, a U-shaped frame pivotally mount- 4. A sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles including a longitudinally extendable shaft, multiple axis means secured to the vehicle top above the drivers head, operative inside the vehicle top, to which one end of said extendable shaft is connected, whereby said shaft may be swung on said multiple axis means, a latch means adapted to be engaged by the opposite free end of said shaft for supporting the same in a horizontal position, a frame pivotally mounted on said shaft at one end, a frictional hinge supporting the other end of said frame, a panel member mounted on said frame at one side, and another latch in substantially the same horizontal plane with said first mentioned latch, secured to the vehicle top adapted to' be engaged by the free end of said shaft when it is moved at a right angle and backwardly.

5. A sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles, including a supportin member, a longitudinally extendable sha 't pivotally supported at one end on said supporting member, a U-shaped frame pivotally mounted at the end of one leg on said shaft, a friction hinge secured to the other leg of said U-shaped frame member and mounted on said shaft, a panel supported by said shaft and .said frame, and a catch means secured to the vehicle top near the middle thereof adapted to receive the free end of said extendable shaft for supporting the same in a horizontal position in the front portion of said vehicle.

6. A sun and light shade apparatus for vehicles, including a supportin member, a longitudinally extendable sha t pivotally supported at one end on said supporting member, a U-shaped frame pivotally mounted at the end of one leg on said shaft, a friction hinge secured to the other leg of said U-shaped frame member and mounted on said shaft, a panelsupported by said shaft and said frame, a catch means secured to the vehicle top near the middle thereof adapted to receive the free end of said extendable shaft for supporting the same in a horizontal position in the front portion of said vehicle, and another catch means secured to the vehicle top at the side thereof for supporting the free end of said shaft in a horizontal position at the side of said vehicle.

'In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set In hand at San Diego, California, this 21st ay of A ril, 1922.

- (FLARENC'E E. CHILDS. 

